Club Obi Wan

ok, so since indy didnt swing on real whips, has anyone here created a 'fake' swinging 'whip' cable?

Adam made a special 12 foot cable core whip for me a couple years back at my request. Once he finished it I believe he talked about instead of finishing the end like a normal whip (how mine is made, fall and cracker complete) and having the cable extend another few feet and connect to a caribiner or something.

pics?

here is a pic of the one he made me its the redish colored one, the brown is a standard construction 10 footer. i don't know if he ever made any others. cable core whips have come up quite a bit around here. oh the fall on this whip is also MUCH heavier than a standard fall.

wow , very cool, have you ever 'tried' the cable whip yet...although im not even sure how or where i would begin to try it ...

well i have used it to crack obviously however being 12 feet you need quite a bit of open area for that . i can actually get a wrap with it so tight that it is hard pressed to come undone. i havn't tried swinging from it or anything like that. some of the guys around here made me promise if i ever did i had to video it...so they could all see me hurt myself when i fell

it official , your hardcore!, dont hurt yourself

Adam made one for me too for filming - we used it for a stunt. It held up well but I wouldnt advise using it in any other capacity (eg - cracking) - we just needed it for specific shots.

Ken

Do you mean the one I made?
If you tried to crack that, you would most
likely kill someone with it...
(rebelgtp's whip is made by adam winrich*)

Ken wrote:Adam made one for me too for filming - we used it for a stunt. It held up well but I wouldnt advise using it in any other capacity (eg - cracking) - we just needed it for specific shots.

Ken

yeah i am able to crack the one of mine however it is a complete BEAST. also there is the little fact that if its been coiled for a long time the cable will hold a memory of that shape and try and go back to it...even if it means the whip flying right back in your face so that it can recoil

rebelgtp wrote:well i have used it to crack obviously however being 12 feet you need quite a bit of open area for that . i can actually get a wrap with it so tight that it is hard pressed to come undone. i havn't tried swinging from it or anything like that. some of the guys around here made me promise if i ever did i had to video it...so they could all see me hurt myself when i fell

Well heck, I'd like to see that. I'm in for $10. Anyone else?

You've got to give it a try! That's the whole point of its existence, surely?